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Samantha Akkineni Quotes

For all adults who haven't had a very rosy childhood, the first thing they will tell you is that they want to give their child everything that they did not have. That's something that has stuck with me.

Samantha Akkineni

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: indian
Birth: April 28, 1987

Topics

Childhood Child Me You Want Will

When I'm nervous, I can't eat or sleep.

Andreja Pejic

Sleep Nervous Eat

One of the sad things about retiring is that you just become increasingly irrelevant. The world flows around you, and you don't seem to be impacting it any longer.

John Mackey

Sad World You Become Things Seem

I've always been slightly embittered about computers because it was the only subject I failed at school.

Matt Frewer

School Computers Always Because Been

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply.

Stephen Covey

Understand Listen Reply Intent

I would love to have more original material developed. 'Pacific Rim' has made that slightly more possible.

Travis Beacham

Love Possible More Original Made

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

Mick Jagger

Moving On Past Forget Why Trapped

We embrace two-legged beings, and can warm to four-legged beings, too, but for most people, six legs is pushing it. Most don't need multi-eyed, antennaed face time.

Diane Ackerman

Time People Face Warm Embrace Legs

There's plenty of stuff that I don't feel dissident about: I really like tea, I don't have any problem with that. I like lots of paintings.

China Mieville

Tea Feel Problem Like Stuff Really

Contractions, 'U' for 'you' and the like are wonderful to make communication brief and efficient - but we wouldn't want all our talk to be only brief and efficient. Taking pauses out of language would be like taking the net away from a tennis game. Where would all the fun go?

Pico Iyer

Communication Fun Game Language You

I try to sing many different kinds of songs. If I sing a batch of humorous songs, I'll throw in a deadly serious song. Or if I'm singing too many serious songs, I'll throw in a ridiculous song, to mix it up.

Pete Seeger

Singing Song Serious Ridiculous Try

I get very picky. There's sort of a line you have to walk between working and doing something you actually want to be a part of, as opposed to just working for the work. That often puts you in a place where you have to choose whether or not you want to wait for good material to come along.

Scott Mechlowicz

Work Good Walk Wait Doing Choose

We'll set up a demo session and try to knock out eight or ten songs and make them sound as close as we can to a record with the money and time we have.

Shane McAnally

Time Money Try Sound Out Up